Warner/Chappell Music Names Nancy Taylor, Senior Vice President, Office Of The C
Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., the music publishing arm of Warner Music
Group Corp., announced the appointment of Nancy Taylor as Senior Vice
President, Office of the Chairman. Based in New York, Taylor will
report to Richard Blackstone, Chairman and CEO of Warner/Chappell Music.
In her new capacity, Taylor will work closely with Blackstone on a
broad range of issues. In addition, she will be responsible for
pursuing new business opportunities, executing directives and
coordinating company initiatives originating from the Chairman’s
office. She will work on identifying and facilitating synergies with
WMG’s labels and corporate divisions. Taylor will also help to
establish and maintain Warner/Chappell’s relationships with
songwriters, their representatives, business partners, and other
industry professionals.
In announcing the appointment, Blackstone said, “As we position
Warner/Chappell as a leading music publisher in the digital age,
Nancy’s extensive experience in multiple facets of both the recorded
music and music publishing industry will make her a key member of the
senior management team. I look forward to working closely with her.”
Prior to joining Warner/Chappell Music, Taylor worked for Sony/BMG
Music Entertainment, holding several positions at Arista Records,
including Vice President and Deputy Counsel, Business & Legal
Affairs. Before moving to New York to join Arista, she enjoyed a
successful private practice in Los Angeles rendering legal, marketing
and music supervision services. Taylor also worked as Vice President,
Black Music and before that as Director, Business & Legal Affairs
at MCA Records. Prior to joining the music industry, Taylor worked as a
Litigation Associate at Kaye, Scholar, Fierman, Hays & Handler in
Los Angeles and Hogan & Hartson in Washington, D.C. Following law
school, Taylor served as a clerk for the Honorable Warren J. Ferguson
of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Taylor earned a B.A. degree from the University of California, Los
Angeles and a J.D. from the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University
of California, Berkeley where she was an editor on the California Law
Review.